Razzie Awards, a humorous counterpoint to the Oscars that honors the worsts of the cinematography world, introduced the nominations for 2023.
“Blonde,” a biographical movie that explores the exploitation of Marilyn Monroe, led this 12 months’s Razzie nominations with eight nods, together with one for worst image. At the identical time, a number of Oscar winners Tom Hanks landed within the worst actor and worst supporting actor race.
“Blonde” acquired a Razzie nomination for worst image, two nominations for worst supporting actors, two for worst display {couples}, and nods for worst remake, worst director, and worst screenplay.
Director Andrew Dominik and Netflix have already got confronted harsh judgment for what critics known as a sexist and merciless depiction of Monroe, who was portrayed by Ana De Armas.
New York Times Film critic Manohla Dargis wrote: “Given all the indignities and horrors that Marilyn Monroe endured during her 36 years, it is a relief that she didn’t have to suffer through the vulgarities of ‘Blonde,’ the latest necrophiliac entertainment to exploit her.”
The Razzies additionally didn’t favor Hanks this season, nominating him for the worst actor as Geppetto in Disney’s “Pinocchio” and worst supporting actor as Colonel Tom Parker in “Elvis.”
Tom Hanks was short-listed by the tongue-in-cheek awards for his roles as Presley’s supervisor within the rock ‘n’ roll biopic “Elvis,” and Geppetto in Disney’s critically slated live-action “Pinocchio” remake.
A press launch from organizers of the Razzies dubbed Hanks’ “Elvis” function as “2022’s most widely derided performance,” and piled on an extra nomination for “worst screen couple” to “Tom Hanks & His Latex-Laden Face (and Ludicrous Accent).”
While “Elvis” and its star Austin Butler have typically acquired acclaim, Hanks’ look as his exploitative supervisor Colonel Tom Parker was panned by many critics.
A New York Times assessment stated Hanks seems “with a mountain of prosthetic goo, a bizarre accent and a yes-it’s-really-me twinkle in his eyes” and portrays Parker as “part small-time grifter, part full-blown Mephistopheles.”
“Disney’s Pinocchio” was amongst 5 “worst picture” nominees for the annual Golden Raspberry – or Razzie – awards, as was the controversial Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde.”
Also within the operating had been common Razzies punching bag Jared Leto and his Spider-Man spinoff “Morbius.”
Last 12 months, Leto was named worst supporting actor for his dazzling efficiency – full with a campy Italian accent and heavy prosthetics – in “House of Gucci.”
The Razzies are often introduced the day earlier than the Oscars, mocking the next evening’s self-congratulatory Tinseltown back-slapping.
But final 12 months, the Razzies had been left embarrassed after jokingly creating a brand new class labeled “Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie” to accommodate all the former “Die Hard” star’s questionable output.
Organizers rescinded the prize after his household revealed Willis suffered from a cognitive sickness known as aphasia.
